CAMP OLIVAS, July 19 -- The Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) recorded a decline in the eight focus crimes during the implementation of the Department of the Interior and Local Government's (DILG) Safer Cities and Communities Initiative.

Data released by PRO-3 Sunday showed that focus crimes dropped from 939 cases recorded between Dec. 24, 2025 and April 5, 2026 to 894 cases during the 103-day implementation of the initiative from April 6 to July 17.

Focus crimes are murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, robbery, theft, motor vehicle theft, and motorcycle theft.

Overall, cases involving the eight focus crimes fell by 1,623 -- from 9,506 between Jan. 6 and April 5 to 7,883 cases from April 6 to July 4. Among the crimes th...